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Did you buy them by mail order Brownie or pick them up from Mr Mingus in person?

Its about $40 I think.

I have an original LP copy of the 'Music Written For...' 2LP set. When I spoke with Fred Cohen of the Jazz Record Center a few weeks ago he confirmed that Mingus only produced 300 copies of this. The music is great and it needs to be out on CD. Fred did a limited LP reissue of this with Sue Mingus which he sells at the JRC - taken from a mint LP original I think as the master tapes were disposed of by Capitol.

Good move, King Ubu ! I picked up both of these on Saturday and am suitably impressed. The 'Black Marigolds' has some great Joe Harriott and very varied arrangements by Garrick (I have a vinyl so no big suprises really - it's a straight reissue). The Westbrook 'Love Songs' is the definitive CD issue. Mike has swapped the single of 'Original Peter' for the original LP version and also added the single 'Magic Garden' as a bonus track (along with the original 'Original Peter' ). To my mind he is correct and the album is significantly improved as a result. A few cosmetic changes added to the original Deram sleeve art as well, nothing major. Sound of the new CD is also better than the Jap issue (and how many times can one say that..?) Have you got hold of the Skidmore and Henry Lowther yet? Anyway, end of Brit-Jazz sideline and back to the topic at hand...

Dutton Vocalion would get my current vote.

Anyone who doesn't have 'Mexican Green' should jump for that one immediately. I never much liked the sound of my old Mole Jazz LP but have recently replaced with a Fontana LP and it sounds magnificent. A cliche I know but this is probably Tubby's finest LP.

Yes, here's to Big John. Now there's a guy who's really missed from the current scene.

'Francy Boland & Kenny Clarke' (Supraphon)

You will enjoy it. Some very nice Tubby on it, not to mention choice playing from Ian Hamer. Some of the material is very much in a jazz-rock vein too.

Great news on the Tubby Hayes front. Looks as though Universal UK are going to reissue a whole load of Tubby Hayes Fontanas this fall. Amongst the titles I know about are the following: 'Return Visit' (with Roland Kirk) 'Mexican Green' ( ) '100% Proof' 'Tubbs Tours' not sure about 'Tubbs' but I suspect it might be in there too. Looks like these will be taken from original stereo masters and not (as with the Japanese '100% Proof') from a mono source. My local Jazz dealer showed me the release paperwork from Universal so its happening, brothers ! Standby to standby with your plastic at Dusty Groove.....

Of course! Tony Hall and Alfred Lion probably had a tape exchange going as a by-product of the 'Blues In Trinity' session by Tubbs, recorded under Hall's juristiction in London. Tempo session in disguise !

I wonder if this is the Japanese vinyl issue of this set? Never heard it but my hunch is that it will be good !

He arranged a great trombone-heavy session included in the Anita O'Day Mosaic box too. Wow, ghost - we posted the same info at the same time !

Worth also picking up that Water reissue of 'Say It Loud' from Dusty - a very nice later Donaldson date and the sound is A1 !

I have the original LP and also find it good but 'mixed' but that's great news that it is reissued. Also great to hear that Bob Brookmeyer is getting an advance. I believe the last time it came out on LP was that 'I Love Jazz' series CBS did in the 1980s with the cheapo cover art ( ) and world's thinnest vinyl.

The curse of Chirac strikes again... Seriously though, thats a real shame I hope that good new instruments are found for Ravi for the gig. A friend of mine saw one of the recent UK performances he did along with his daughter and said it was just great.

Does Sun Ra's 'Batman' album count?

Hmmm.....strange... It says the high bid is $1.25 and that Big John P. made the bid..

'Tony Fruscella' (UK London DG original of the Atlantic LP) John Coltrane 'Giant Steps' (UK London DG mono)

Yes, that is an astonishingly beautiful solo. That track (with equally good Norma Winstone vocal) is easily the best thing on the album.

Another (sideman - not leader) recommendation for Alan Skidmore's 'Once Upon A Time' in the recent Dutton Vocalion reissue batch, mentioned in an earlier post in this thread. Superb - one of the strongest of the series IMO. Very fine performance by Kenny Wheeler on this session, with that prime pairing/empathy with John Taylor demonstrated at an early stage. This one is way better than I expected. Occupying that great middle ground between modal/hard bop and free. They just don't make LPs like this anymore !

Kenny Dorham/JR Monterose 'The Jazz Prophets' (UK HMV 10") Terry Smith 'Fall Out' (UK Philips stereo). Incredible and rare session by the UK guitarist from 1969, produced by Scott Walker and with fantastic backing by the Harry South Big Band. Arrangements by Jimmy Deuchar and Harry South.

pssst... There's a nice copy of 'Cleo' up on ebay right now !

Count me in for an 'English Heritage' grant. I need one ! I'll 'Do a Rooster' and probably pass for the next few BFTs, Tooter. I've got a mountain of great new vinyl to work through, not forgetting a couple of behemoth Mosaics and some Dutton Vocalions in the 'pending' pile. Will re-surface sometime next year. It's a good job I don't buy those Lonehill reissues otherwise I would be sunk.